The purpose of a writer is to be read, and the criticism which would destroy the power of pleasing must be blown… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The presence of hundreds of books had finally convinced Hermione that what they were doing was right. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I became a writer because I love to read, yet I never get to unless I'm reviewing a book or doing research. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“For the first six months, all whe wanted was honest labor, finely crafted novels, and surf.” — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
People used to expect literary novels to deepen the experience of living; now they are happy with any sustained display of writerly… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But one learns from books and reels only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.” — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
Age about 30, I stopped looking up my books in bookstores. Paying attention to the marketplace isn't a healthy thing for me. — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
“Most writers can write books faster than publishers can write checks!" ~ Richard Curtis ~” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
With 'Free Agent Nation,' I was figuring out how to write a book along with writing the book. Now I think I've… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. There is… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Kindle Singles is publishing on skates. It prints like lightning; our book meets readers in hours. I've spent so many years waiting… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
“Alexandria was "the single place on earth where all the knowledge in the entire world was gathered together -- every great play… — Adam Rogers Copy Share Image
Somebody said writing is easy, you just sit down at your typewriter and open a vein. It depends on the book. Some,… — Anne Rivers Siddons Copy Share Image
“With Chinelo, I learned that parents must not assume that all they had to do for books was to find the smartest… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
“The Cool Stuff Theory of Literature is as follows: All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
To me the book is like having a kid. I have to let it go out in the world, and great things… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
“Indeed, if we read merely to stock our head with ideas, to feel superior to others, or to appear learned, then our… — J Oswald Sanders Copy Share Image
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
I love it when people ask who my influences are... or what my favorite part of my last book was... or the… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
“more on this in chapters 7 and 8.) Getting Value from Entrepreneurial Talent We three authors come from a business environment where… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
“To be original is not creating your own idea; it's the essence of the idea in the reader's mind.” — Kaela Marooney Copy Share Image
I tend not to think about the reading public at all, or the business, when I'm writing. — Sara Gruen Copy Share Image
For me to be a billion-dollar author, I need to have people buying my books at Wal-Mart. — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
Life is same as a book, you're holding a pen and writing it. Don't forget: never give your pen to someone else. — Unkown Copy Share Image
Reading a novel of a private experience, very, very different, the nature of it is very different. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
Stop being childish. Use your time better - better yourself. Read a book, or do a workout exercise on YouTube. — Anthony Yarde Copy Share Image
“The book thief had struck for the first time - the beginning of an illustrious career.” — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a great writer, but I would like to think that I can at least proof- read. — Aimee Mann Copy Share Image
Arguably, in business books, I don't think there's much that has never been said before. — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
“I houseclean my books every spring and throw out those I'm never going to read again like I throw out clothes I'm… — Helene Hanff Copy Share Image
I was an English major in university and that got me into novels, but I read a lot of books as a… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
“Is it not a pity when some stylistic subtlety is lost without trace by the reader's inattention?” — David John Richards Copy Share Image
My two sons speak Hebrew, and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live. — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“To find out what a story's really about,' the Librarian said, 'you don't ask the writer. You ask the reader .” — Emily Winfield Martin Copy Share Image
I write every day. I'm always in the process of writing my last book, until the next one. — Farley Mowat Copy Share Image
The goal of Bible translation is be transparent to the original text - to see as clearly as possible what the biblical… — Leland Ryken Copy Share Image
“All this she must possess," added Darcy, "and to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
A novel is what you call something that won't sell if you call it poems or short stories. — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
